News Liste Battlefield 2042

New Vault Drop - M3A3 Bradley & BMP-2

Unlocked Frontlines and Conquest

Changelog

• Added a new slot for both vehicles to open up the possibility to mix and match different loadouts.
• Added visual effects for systemic damage on the IFVs.
• Improved visibility of driver first-person views when second seat gunner rotates.
• Both vehicles are now using a 4 seat configuration down from 6, in order to better fit in the category they are set in.
• IFVs armor-piercing shell now penetrates the dozer shield.
• The primary cannon of the IFV's velocity increased by 10%.
• Increased damage of armor-piercing shell vs Soldier body.
• Various abilities have been moved between slots to allow for specific vehicle builds.
• Added active protection system for both IFVs.
• Added thermal weapons for passengers of the IFVs.
• Updated the mesh along with various other changes to the art for the Bradley and BMP to better fit in with the Battlefield 2042 world.
• Added coax weapon and mesh for the Bradley.

Shared loadout
• Primary: 25mm cannon
• Secondary weapons:
• New to Bradley: Coax machine gun, Guided missile, APFSDS-T Sabot Shells
• TOW
Gunner:
• New: HMG with Thermal scope.
• HMG
Equipment slot 1:
• Thermal Smoke Package
• Active Armor
• Improved warhead
Equipment slot 2:
• New: Repair System
• New Active Protection System
Equipment slot 3:
• New: Stealth Package
• Quick reload - see balance changes below
• Maintenance - see balance changes below
• Proximity scan - tweaked version of previously electronic warfare package.

• Now deals 25% more damage on impact and blast damage.
• Developer comment: Previously was only on impact. This is to double down on the glass cannon build when configured with this ability.
• Vehicle armor is now compromised when using this ability and will take more damage than usual.
• Developer comment: This also supplements the glass cannon build.
• All weapons on the vehicle now benefit from this ability, not just primary weapons.

• New: Now hides the vehicle from most spotting attempts.
• New: Hides the vehicle from thermal optics.
• Lock on weapons take longer to lock on to the vehicle - same functionality players know from Thermal Camo in Portal.

• Shortens the time it takes for the natural health regen to kick in, it repairs the vehicle at a higher rate and it also applies on each systemic damage of vehicle so broken system will be back online quicker.

• It now applies on all vehicle weapons (previously only applied on primary weapons), weapons such as the COAX that do not use a reload or replenish will instead have a longer up time before reaching overheat threshold.

• It applies on both vehicle armor and each system, requiring all vehicle systems to take additional damage before breaking.

• Added the possibility to fire and lock on after in order to open up opportunities for new gameplay moments.
• Developer comments: We will monitor this change and evaluate its impact going forward.

• Increased impact damage of primary cannon from 32 to 48
• Improved mobility on both IFV’s, it should now be easier to move from stand still position and turning at various speeds.
• Added new minimap and in world icon for the IFVs.
• Guided missiles fired by the IFV will no longer lock on air vehicles, unless a teammate designates the air vehicle.
• Updated the distance and angle locking criteria for the guided missiles on IFVs.
• Proximity scan now has a 20m radius and functions for both infantry and explosives.
• Updated FoV for IFVs’ passengers.
• Improved zoom view on the IFV to be compatible with other Battlefield 2042 vehicles.
• IFVs now use the same material and damage model as other vehicles of the same type.
• The M3A3 Bradley now has zoom on the port weapons.
• Updated camera position and aim constraints on all seats for both new IFVs.
• Fixed an issue that shots with steep angles wouldn’t deal consistent damage.
• Added new UI elements for the guided missile of the IFVs to support their behavior and readability.
• Added new impact hit audio elements depending on which ability is equipped for the IFVs to help readability.
• For example, when using Improved Warhead, your vehicle has less armor than usual, therefore damage sounds will be more noticeable.
• Missile arm activates when using both tow or guided missiles.
• Improved flying characteristics of tow and guided missiles on IFVs.
• Added new icons for passive abilities.
• Added landing boosters for the IFVs when called in via the call-ins menu.
• Added BMP-2 and Bradley to the end of round screen.
• Updated position of camera when applying cosmetics on Bradley and BMP-2
• Added a vignette for the port weapons for a better presentation of the seat that is occupied.
• New mesh for the Active Protection System to fit the new colors of the vehicle.
• Removed smoke from the IFV and replaced it with thermal smoke ability.
• Disabled neutral steering for IFVs, stopping them from moving forward when steering.
• IFVs primary ammo increased from 6 to 8.
• Primary cannon and Armor Piercing shells no longer use the same ammo pool like the Portal variant. Instead, they work as primary and secondary weapons, separately.
• Increased base impact damage of primary cannon from 32 to 48.
• Health regen on IFVs have been updated to be identical with other vehicles of the same class on 2042 AOW.

• Added insertion cinematic for the Pondhawk.
• Fixed an issue where the 9k22 Tunguska laser designation UI would overlap.
• Fixed an issue where certain vehicle hints would remain on screen when they should not.
• Improvement to suspension and other driving simulations to help lessen the frequency of getting stuck to other objects in the world.
• Fixed an issue where vehicle hints would show up as unassigned under certain circumstances.
• Updated various elements of first person view screen effects that are applied on vehicles, reducing vibrancy and causing a more grounded feel when in first person.
• Half track wheel on Portal is now included as systemic damage.

• Fixed an issue where AI soldiers did not use Repair System abilities when deploying on the UH-60 Helicopter.
• Stealth Helicopters suppressed gunner weapon no longer spots the vehicle.

• Fixed an issue where custom colors selections (enemy, team, quad, and self-color options) did not apply on icons and gadget lights.
• Added persistence logic to the M67 Grenade (BF3)
• Fixed an issue where the Spawn Beacon color would not update after changing squad correctly.
• Updated tutorial video for Angel loadout crate.
• Fixed an issue with SRAW not getting resupplied when revived by Irish.

• Vehicle Disabled XP now tells you which part of the vehicle was disabled.